Homeless in Atlanta and On the Internet?

I was shocked, and a bit intrigued when I came across the blog and twitter feed entitled Homeless in Atlanta. A blog claiming to be the rantings of one of Atlanta's street people. My first thought was that it was a fake; but, after reading it more closely, I'm not so sure.
If you have spent any time in downtown Atlanta you are familiar with Atlanta's homeless problem. During my three year stint at Georgia State University I watched a number of people beg and panhandle. It was hard for me to eat lunch downtown sometimes as homeless people can often be seen eating food from the trash next to you.

One day I counted, 17 people asked me for a dollar. If I were to give 17 people a dollar every day, I would be broke myself.

Casey Anthony Balloon Release Meet the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Image: http://greatpacificgarbagepatch.info

Something about the Casey Anthony trial has struck a cord in America. The media frenzy over the Casey Anthony's not-guilty verdict has even led to the proposal of a new law -- Caylee's Law -- that would make it illegal not to report a child missing. Facebook and Twitter are filled with wild "threats" for the "tot mom" and insults over the Florida jurors' decision. The night of the verdict millions left their lights on in memory of Caylee.

Apparently there was also a Caylee Marie Balloon Release. And, rumors of another being planned.

Organic Products, Not Organic.

As many things as we all have to worry about day to day, we certainly need to be able to count on our labels to be informative and accurate.

Attached is a list of products involved in a lawsuit claiming the labels falsely represent the products. Maybe one day we can have a bit more corporate responsibility.

Mislabeled "Organic" Personal Care Products - Center for Environmental Health.

FDA Releases New Cigarette Warning Labels, Updated

The FDA has released nine new cigarette warnings this week that are both graphic and vulgar.

Will scare tactics really convince people to quit smoking? Are addicted smokers -- long term smokers-- really going to be phased looking at these new images on their cigarettes? I doubt it.

Anemia Drugs Pose Heart Threat

"Federal drug regulators said on Friday that three drugs that had been widely used to treat anemia in both kidney and cancer patients were so dangerous to the heart that doctors should consider avoiding the medicines altogether in some patients and using less of them in others."
via F.D.A. Urges Doctors to Cut Back on Anemia Drugs - NYTimes.com.
[Image:Erik Jacobs for The New York Times]